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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Started conversation Oct 27, 2017
I just sent this email to Snopes.com.
Dear Snopes folks:
Thank you for clearing up the 'Eiffel Tower at night' issue. I ran across a less thorough piece on Youtube, and was worried that I, as Editor of the h2g2 Post, had committed a crime by creating this montage to illustrate an article by one of our members: A87892302
Your explanation relieved my mind: it's only illegal to film the modern lighting display. Ah.
My montage was based on a 1901 stereograph found in the Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b42990/
along with some snapshots of local fireworks. LC marks this image as 'No known restrictions on publication.' Obviously, the 1901 Paris Exposition is now Public Domain. My faith in the Library of Congress is restored.
Keep on keeping us enlightened!
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Editor
The h2g2 Post
Seriously: I was about to alert Robbie that the French might sue us...
Snopes explained it all: http://www.snopes.com/photographs-of-eiffel-tower-at-night/
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Oct 27, 2017
PS Snopes answers their email.
'You're welcome. Glad to be able to help, even if it was just in a small way.'
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Oct 28, 2017
The Snopes article is very clear about the law involved in the case 
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Oct 28, 2017
Does this mean I owe my parents copyright when I'm up on the stage in the limelight? 
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Willem Posted Oct 29, 2017
Well yay for Snopes then! I think they're doing good work overall ... I got plenty of 'debunks' of stuff credulous folks here in SA are posting on FB ...
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Oct 29, 2017
1. Get loopy email from relative.
2. Look it up on Snopes.
3. Copy link, paste in email.
4. Hit 'Reply'.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Oct 29, 2017
Yes!
You may also want to try http://www.straightdope.com/
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Oct 30, 2017
Er, yes. We've been positive about them in the Guide: A292880
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Oct 30, 2017
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